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2008 · XGen Studios · Arcade · Indie

Defend Your Castle

Nintendo console exclusive

The original version of Defend Your Castle is a Macromedia Flash-based browser game. It requires the player to kill all enemy units before they destroy the player's castle. There are various ways of accomplishing this, such as picking up enemies and throwing them into the air or attacking them with an array of weapons, which are purchased with points gained from the previous level. Players may also use points to repair or fortify their castle.

Released: 12 May 2008
Platforms: Android Nintendo Switch Wii Windows iOS
Genres: Arcade Indie Strategy
Developers: XGen Studios
Publishers: XGen Studios
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Themes: Action Comedy
Engine: Adobe Flash
Age ratings: ESRB E PEGI 7
Languages: English
Time to beat: 2hmain story3hcompletionist

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Defend Your Castle is a series of video games developed by XGen Studios.

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Gameplay

Enemy units can be "converted" to your team, and can be trained as different unit types to help defend the castle.

Archery may be purchased for 8,000 points. Archers shoot arrows from the bottom-left tower of the castle, instantly eliminating any foe, although they can miss (these arrows can also kill the giant stick figure that is unable to be thrown). The more archers one has in their castle, the more frequently they will shoot arrows.

Reception

The initial flash version of the game was well received and prompted XGen to release a prequel titled Pillage the Village, with similar gameplay.

A version of the game for the Nintendo's WiiWare service was released on May 12, 2008, in North America and on August 1, 2008, in Europe and Australia. At the 2009 Game Developers Conference, XGen Studios announced that the game would soon be released for the Apple iOS.